Extra Benefits

For employees or volunteers

With your policy in place, all colleagues (and volunteers) will be able to access:

We can help with individual queries or plan a whole flight-free itinerary.
On things like UK Railcards and train tickets, free repairs on electronics and household appliances, eco-friendly gifts, holidays, e-bike hire, new bikes and bike services, carbon literacy training, and many other products/services.
Packed full of low-carbon travel tips and inspirations, giveaways and freebies, and much more.
Usually quarterly, a great chance to meet like-minded peers from other organisations.
Plan your flight-free trips and access tonnes of helpful guidance and resources (e.g. tips for travelling with children or how to keep costs down).

We’re on hand to help with any queries administering the policy.
Access to the official Sustainable Travel Employer accreditation.
Reporting on your estimated carbon savings from using the scheme.
We regularly get press requests and are happy to namedrop accredited employers! We can also provide press releases and help with getting coverage.
On things like team-building workshops, carbon literacy training, and workplace sustainability solutions.

70 percent of under 40s consider environmental policies and benefits before accepting a job.

Staff value working for an organisation that shares their values and supports them to make the choices they want to make.
74 percent of accredited employers say it increases staff motivation and wellbeing.
67 percent say it has aided recruitment efforts.

Official accreditation available to all employers who adopt STL.
Annual report on your estimated carbon savings.
Access to press and media opportunities.
96 percent of accredited employers say STL has helped them to demonstrate their own climate commitments.
Impress customers, investors, and stakeholders.

In addition to the exclusive discounts for employees, organisations can also access exclusive discounts on products and services, such as:
- Team-building workshops
- e-bike hire
- Carbon literacy training courses
- Workplace sustainability solutions

STL also helps companies to meet their environmental, social and governance commitments, while encouraging sustainable thinking across the business.
81 percent of accredited employers say it helps embed sustainability across their operations.
Employees get free access to a suite of tools and resources to help them reduce their carbon footprint at home and at work.

"Sustainable Travel Leave is an obvious way of doing something meaningful, and swapping planes for trains is a really tangible way for staff to do something on a personal level, that the firm can support."

Bates Wells
"At MTR Express we are all about promoting sustainable travel. We know that many people want to travel sustainably but for longer distances the longer travel time becomes a hurdle. There has been a lot of excitement about the scheme among our staff."

MTR Express
"For Bennetts Associates, offering Sustainable Travel Leave is a clear signal of our climate leadership, making it explicit both internally and externally that this is a key part of the way we do business. We recently told a recruitment agency about it and they were very excited about it, saying it’s exactly the sort of forward thinking policy that people want."

Bennetts Associates
“We’ve chosen to implement Sustainable Travel Leave a sign of our commitment to reducing impact across the whole credit union, as well as directly supporting colleagues to make conscious choices to use more positive alternatives."

Great Western Credit Union